MOBILE (AL)
WALA-TV, Fox 10 [Mobile AL]
August 31, 2024
By Ashlyn Mitchell
Jail records show Vail bonded out of Metro Jail in July. His jury trial is set for October 28.
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – Court records show a jury trial has been set for Bradrick Vail, a Mobile-area pastor charged with rape, sodomy and sexual abuse.
In June, Vail pleaded not guilty to those charges.
Court documents show Vail was in court on Tuesday for a status hearing. Vail’s request to reset his jury trial to October 28 was granted.
In the meantime, jail records show Vail was released from Metro Jail on July 9 on a $445,000 bond. In May, police say an extensive sexual assault investigation showed Vail’s alleged victims were in Mobile and Prichard.
Investigators say several victims came forward and that Vail allegedly contacted some of them through a church in Mobile.
On Saturday, FOX10 News rode out to Vail’s church, Tree Deliverance Church Ministries on Stanton Road. Vail’s name still remains on the sign outside of the church. The church itself was locked and the lights were off.
Vail is charged with three counts of 1st-degree rape, one count of 1st-degree sodomy, and three counts of sexual abuse.
The last time FOX10 News spoke to investigators, they said there may be more victims. They’re asking anyone with information to contact Mobile or Prichard Police.
Again, Vail’s jury trial is set for October 28.
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